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C O A S T

A R T I L L E R Y

D R I L L R E G U L A T I O N S 1914.

CHANGES 1

No.

1 .

j

WAR

DEPARTMENT,

WA SHI NGT O N,

June

10,

1915 .

Paragraphs

49, 72, 77, 197,

249,

260, 264, 269, 276,

291 ,

339,

340, 365, 380, 400, 673, 815,

816, Drill

Regulations for Coast

Artillery, 1914 , are

changed

and

paragraphs 80A and S O B

. lie

added,

as follows:

49 If the

battery

commander

improvises

any device,

method or modification

of the drill

which

in his opinion

will

increase the efficiency

of

his

command,

the

coast

defense

commander may authorize

such

device, method,

or modifica

tion

to be

used

during

drill

or

target

practice

for

such

limited specified time as

may

be

necessary

to test

its

merits.

If, iu

the

opinion of the coast

defense

commander, the de

vice,

method,

or

modification

has sufficient merit

to

warrant

its

adoption

for

general use, a detailed report thereof

will

be

made

to The

Adjutant

General

of the

Army (through

military channels), accompanied by drawings or

models

if

necessary for

the

complete understanding of any

devices

sub

mitted. The assistance

of

the proper staff officers

of

the

coast defense command

will, upon

application, be given to

battery commanders for the purpose of constructing simple

devices

in

accordance

with

their

ideas, provided

that

no

unauthorized

expenditure

of

funds

be

involved. This

para

graph will

not be

taken as authority

for

increasing the load

upon any fortification plant without authority

of

the Secre

tary

of

War,

nor of

exemption from efficiency with the

means

and

methods prescribed in these regulations. (0.

C.

A. D. R., No.

1 ,

June 10 , 1915.)

72.

First line,

change the

word commission to

service.

C.

C.

A.

D. R., No. 1 ,

June

10 , 1915 . )

77.

Seventh line,

after

the

dash,

add

the

words

or

any

sufficient

description. G.

C.

A.

D. R., No.

1 ,

June 10, 1915.)

80A. . When an

observing

instrument is

located

near

the

battery, the angular travel, during the

observing interval,

may be determined by azimuth

differences as

follows:

(a)

A pajter scale is

pasted

on the travel scale

of the

deflection board

(see Fig.

4,

page

130),

and

the degree

marks

are numbered from 1 to 1 5

beginning on the right.

( )

The

1 5 on

the

movable

scale

(azimuth correction

scale)

is set

under the

3 on the

deflt

.ion

sr

. > .

(c)

When

the

first,

azimuth

is received,

a

;

.uall

pointer

is

placed on the

movable

scale opposite

the three last

figures

of

the azimuth

on

the

paper

scale.

(For

example,

for 125.35

the pointer is placed

opposite 5.35

on

the paper scale.)

d) When

the second,

.azimuth

is received, the

movable

scale (carrying

tlw ifcintfer

,>;ita.-it), is

moved until the


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A.

D.

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ointe

r is o

ppos

iteth

e se

cond

azim

uth

on th

e pap

er

scale.

(Fo

rexam

ple,fo

r 126

.23

the

poin

ter is

plac

ed op

posite

6.23

1 1

the

paper

scale

.)

e)

The

a

ngul

ar t

ravel

is r

ead

fro

m the

mova

ble

scal

e

o

ppos

ite the

3

of the

deflec

tion

scale

.

(The

d

ifference

in

the

read

ings g

iven

in th

e

exa

mples

u

nder

c)

and

< l)

is .8 8

a

nd th

e

mov

able scale

w

ill sh

ow 15.

88

und

er th

e 3

of

t

he

def

lectio

n

sc

ale.)

Ifd

esired

, an

impr

ovise

d sl

ide rul

e ma

y be

us

ed ins

tead

of

the

d

eflect

ion

boar

d. G

. G . A

. D

. R.,

No. 1

June

10,

191

5.)

SOB

.

I

f de

sired

,

t

he ti

me

ran

ge c

urve

may

be

p

lotted

o

n

cro

ss-se

ction

pa

per in t

he

plott

ing roo

m in

stead

o

f on

the

time-

rang

e

boa

rd

in the

em

plac

emen

t, or i

t

may be

plott

ed

in

both

the

plotting

room

and

the

emplacement.

In ev

ery

case,

th

e ran

ge

drum

wi

ll be

set

on

lyfor

that

el

evatio

n w

hich

corr

espo

nds to the

r

ange

of the

set

forw

ard

p

oint a

t

th

e

inst

ant

of fl

ring;

c

reepi

ng will

not be

re

sorte

d

to

. C

. G .

A.

D. R.,

No.

1,

June

10 19

15.)

1

97.

Pa

ge 95

, four

th

pa

ragra

ph, firs

t

colum

n,

unde

r

d

uties

of

N

r o.

1, afte

r the

wo

rds

opens

b

reech

,

add

the

wo

rds fee

ls fo

r

the

f

iring

pi

n. S

ame l

ine,

chang

e the

word

it

to th

eb

reech

.

C. C .

A.D.

R

., No.

L Jun

e 10,1

915.)

249.

Add

Recorder as

a

m

emb

er of

the

m

annin

g p

arty

f

or

the pri

mary

sta

tion,

betw

een

He

ader

an

d O

perat

or

f

or ea

ch

tel

epho

ne. C. C

. A

.

D

.

R.,N

o.

1, J

une 1

0 19

15.)

26

0. S

ixth lin

e,a

fter

the w

ord

lig

ht, a

dd the

w

ords o

r

any

suf

ficien

t d

escri

ption

.

A

dd to

para

grap

h

th

e

follow

ing:

Ind

icati

on a

nd

iden

tifica

tion

of t

arget

s by

mea

ns of

a

syste

m of sq

uare

si

s als

o au

thoriz

ed.

0. G.

A

. D

. R.,

No

.

1

Jun

e 10

19

15.)

2

64.

F

ifteen

th line

,

a

fter

the

exp

ressi

on

nu

mber

,

add

the

words

or

any

sufficient

description.

C.

C .

A.

D.

R.,

No. 1

Jun

e 10

, 1915.

)

26

9. A

dd

Rec

order

as a me

mber

of th

e ma

nnin

g p

arty

for

th

e prim

ary

sta

tion,

b

etwe

en

Read

er an

d S

earch

light

ope

rator

.

C.

C .

A

. D

.

R

., N

o. 1

Ju

ne 1

0

191

5.)

2

76.

Add

Re

corde

r as

a memb

er of

the

m

annin

g party

,

afte

r Rea

der.

C. C .

A.

D. R.,

N

o. 1 Ju

ne 10

19

15.)

2

91.

Thir

teent

h line,

aft

er the

exp

ressio

n

nu

mber

,

a

dd

the

w

ords or

an

y suffic

ient

desc

riptio

n.

C.

C .

A.

D.

R.,

No.

1 June

10,

1915.)

83

9. Se

cond li

ne,

after

the

w

ord

B

BKEC

H , add

the

word

s

wil

l sa

lute.

' C.

C .

A. D.

R., No.

1 Jun

e

10

1915

.)

340

. As

the

ins

pecto

r

ente

rs th

e pit

of a mo

rtar

bat

tery,

the pit

co

mma

nder

wil

l com

mand

A TT

KN T IO

N

and

will sal

ute.


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]

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th

e insp

ecto

r app

roac

hes e ch

pi

ece,

th

echie

f of deta

ch

me

nt w

ill comm

and

O P

K N B

B E E C

H will

s

alute

,

a

nd

will

gi

ve

su

ch ot

her co

mma

ndsa

s ma

y be

neces

sary

for t

he

ex

ecutio

n

o

f

th

e

inspe

ctor'

sIns

truct

ions.

C.

C. A.

D. R

.t N

o. 1,

Ju

ne

10,

1915.)

865

.

E

leve

nth l

ine, ch

ange

t

he

w

ord

battl

e to

fort

C

. 0

. A. D

. R.

, N o

. 1,

Ju

ne 10, 19

15.)

8

80. La

st

lin e, c

hange

the

n

umb

er 10

t

o

5.

C

. C

A.

D

. R

., No

.

1

,

J

une

1

0, 1915

.)

400

P

age

14

7

f

orty-

third

line,c

hang

e

th

e d

esign

ation

o

f

th

e sectio

nf

rom

(a)

to

(6)

.

Ad

dto

pa

ragra

ph the

follo

wing

:

Under

theauthority

contained

in

paragraph

SOB

when

the

time

ra

nge

boar

d in th

e

emp

lacem

entis

no

t

use

d, ra

nges

a

re

tran

smit

ted to

the

ra

nge

sette

r fro

m

th

e

time

ran

ge c

urve

i

n the

plott

ing

room

a

t

r

egula

r inter

vals

or ma

y be sen

t o

nly

whe

n ca

lledfor

by t

he r

ange

sette

r. C.

C A

. D.

R.,

No

.

1

, Jun

e

10

,

19

15.)

67

8. T

he

follo

wing

sym

bols

are a

dded

:

Min

e L

oadin

g Ro

om_

.

Zone

signal

line

Fi

ring

signa

l

li

ne_

_

Tim

e i

nterv

al

bellli

ne.

W

here the

for

t

com

man

der's

stati

on is a

part

o

f

so

me other

ta

ctica

l stat

ion,

one-

half

ofthe

e

nclos

in

g

lin

e

w

ill b

e dou

bled

;

f

or

exa

mple,

M

an

d C

comb

ined__

_

__

_

_

___

__

__

__|_

___

__

_

C.

C

A. D

. R

.,

N

o. 1,

J

une

10, 1915.

)

815.

Fifth

line, change

the

word eligible to qualified.

{C.

C.

A. D.

R.

No.

1,

J

une 1

0, 19

15.)

816.

First

l

ine, cha

nge

the

word

el

igibl

e to

quali

fied.

Fi

fth

line

, cha

ngethe

w

ord

el

igible

to

qual

ified a

nd

the w

ord

e

ligib

ility

to

q

ualifi

catio

n.

Sev

enth

lin

e, cha

nge

the

wor

d e

ligib

le

to qu

alifie

d.

C. C.

A. D.

R.,

No

1

,

Jun

e 1

0,

191

5.)

[2 2

8743

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G. O.

]

Y O

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OF THE

SEC

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r Ge

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l, Actin

g Ch

ief of

Sta

ff.

O

FFICI

AL

PE

YTO

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MA

RCH

,

A

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TABLE

OF

CONTENTS.

Subje

ct.

aragr

aphs

CH

APT

ER

I. G

enera

l pr

inci

ples

-..

.-

1-1

8

II.

Assig

nme

nt

o

f p

ers

onn

el

19-

86

III

. C

omp

any

fo

rmati

ons an

d ma

rchin

g ma

neu

ver

s..

3

7-42

I

V . T

he ba

ttery

c

om

man

d

43-7

3

V

. F

ire d

irecti

on for

bat

teries

o

f

the major

and

theintermediate

armament................

74-92

V

I.

Fire

di

recti

onfo

r b

atter

ies

o

f

the min

or

arma

me

nt

93

-109

VI

I. 12

-inch

m

ortar

d

rill

110

-127

VI

II. 1

2 or

14 in

ch gu

n dr

ill di

sapp

earing

car

r

iage)

.

128-

147

I.

8

o

r 10

inch

gun

drill (dia

appea

ring

car

riag

e)

1

48-15

7

X

. 6-i

nchg

un dr

ill (d

iaap

pearin

g ca

rriag

e)....

158

-107

X

L 12-in

ch gu

nd

rill

barb

ette

car

riage

)....

-., 168

-179

XII.

S

or

1

inch

gun

drill barbette

carriage)......

18

XI

II.5

or 6

in

ch

g

un

drill

(b

arbet

teca

rriag

e)....

18

1-18

9

X

IV.

3

, 4,

or 4.7

inch g

un dri

ll

1

90-20

2

XV

.

G

enera

l

ins

truct

ions

for servic

eat

th

e em

pla

ceme

nts

2

03-22

7

XV

I.

T

arge

t prac

tice

Sal

utes

228

-248

XV

II.

Fir

e and m

ine co

mm

and

s

249

-275

XV

III.T

hefo

rt co

mm

an

d

276-2

97

X

IX. T

he

coa

st defen

seco

mm

and.

......

......

..

298-3

34

X

X. Coast

ar

tiller

y

in

spe

ctio

n

335-

341

XXI. SearchlightsNightdrill

342-364

XX

II. Mea

ns

ofco

mm

unic

atio

n....

......

.......

3

65-3

79

X

XII

I.

Ap

parat

us used

in fi r

e co

ntrol

and

fire

d

irec

ti

on.

;

3

80-4

02

XX

IV. C

are

ofm

ater

iel

403

-477

XX

V.

Stora

ge

an

dc

areof

e

xpl

osiv

es

47

8-576

XX

VI.

De

fini

tion

s

5

77-8

05

Appe

ndix

A

.

Exam

inat

ion

fo r gunn

ers

and

fo

r sp

ecial

r

at

i

ngs.

80

6-820

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C O

A S T A R T I L

L E R Y D

R I L L

R E G U L

A T I O N S

U

N I T E D

S T A T E S

A R M

Y .

Chap

ter I

OENEB

AL

P

RINCIPL

ES

1 . The

defense of a

c

oast line i

nvolves t

he use of

both naval

and

lau

d force

s.

2 . T

he

naval fo

rces incl

ude:

a) The

active fl

eet, w

hose prim

ary objec

tive ia

th

e

destru

ctio n,

of

the

enemy's

fleet.

6)

That

portion ofthe re

serve

fleet assig

ned to the

loca

l

defense

of

a particular

part of the

coast

.

c

)

T

he nava

l co

ast patro l,

which o

perates i

n

conju

nctio n

with

the sho

re signal stations

.

The

land forces in

clude:

a)

The

coast

art

illery

troops,

who

a

re charg

ed w ith

the car e

and

use of t

he

fixe

d and m o v

ableeleme

nts

of the se

award and land

w

ard

defense of

the

co a

st

fortific

atio ns, in ludin

g guns,

mortars,

sub

m arine min

es,

and

to rp

edoes.

f e )

The

coast

artillery

supports,

w hich

consist

of

sm all

bodies

of

co a

st artillery

o r m o bile

t

roops a

ssigned to the

defense

of the

forti

fications

against atta

ck by ra

iding parties;

the

y a

re under

the

orders

of

the

co ast defense co

mmanders

,

c) The

co astguard

,

w hich c

onsieta

of a part

of the

mobile a

rm y

conc

entrated at

strateg ic

poin

ts

near the

coast in po

sition to

o

ppose a landin g

in

fo r

ce b

y an

enemy.

3,

W

ith

reference

to

the land

forc

es,

the milit

ary prepa

rations

co

nnected with the

defense

of the co ast lin

e m ay

be div i

ded

into

three

grou

ps,

as

follows

:

a)

Co nstructing,

arm ing, and equipping perm anent

fortifica

ti

ons and m ak

ing

p

ro vision

fo r

subm

arine defen

se.

b) C o

nstructing

,

a

rming, and

eq

uip ping semiperma

nent fo

rtifi-

cataonpand fi

eld w o r

ks for the

protectio n

of the

perman

ent fortifi

cat

io ns

again

st

attack

by

small

raidin

g

partie

s o n thelan

dwardside

o

r,

in

the case o f

an i

sland from

boats

fro

m the adj

acent sho re,

c S Theorga

nizatio a

and

m o bi

lization

o f

m o

bile

troops to resist

the

la

nding o f

large bo

dies of

t roops

ne

ar

cit

ies and

fortifiedharbor

s

an

d fo r the defen

se of s

tr o ng

sem

ipermane

nt

w orks o n

in

terior

lines.

These

troops a

re know

n as coast

guards.

The coast g

uard

c

o m

mander

iaauofficerof

the

m obilearm^y,and,

whUeentirelyindepend-

entol

the c

oast

de

fense^ co

mmanrfear

, diou

ld

eooper

at w it

h

lai

n.

n

addition to the

forego i

ng, division

s a

nd field armiea

may

be

c

o ncentrate

d

and

heldftt

strate

gic centers o

f value w ith

reference

to

the

w

hole

coast line.


13/237

QEHEE

I

PK

IN IPLES

4 .

The arm ament

employed in coast defen

ses consis

ts of the fixed

ar

mament

em

placed i

n permanent

batteries

and

the

movable

armament

for use in the

landw

ard

defense

of the

permane

nt

''

'

.

8.

The

fixed

armament

is

classified

as

major,

intermediate and

minor, d

epending on

the caliber.

V

8. The ma

jor armamen

t consists of guns

of 8-inch o

r gr

eater

ca

liber

a

nd of

12-inc

h

mortare

.

T

he guns o

f themajor

armament

em ploy direct

fire, a

nd

are

designed for

attacking

the

s

ides

and

other

vertic

al armor of

arm or

ed

vess

els Shot

and

shell

are u

sed

with

these guns.

Shot

are used at sh

orter jranges where

perfora

tion of the

mai

n

armor is po

ssible,

and

are

inten

ded to reach the

interior

of a shi

p before explosio

n. Shell are

used at the longer

range

s to per

forate or

rack

a

rmor, injure

unannored

pa

rts

cause

casualties

among

the

personnel

and to

destroy

or

impair

the

serv

iceability

of

fir

e

control

i

nstallations.

The mortars use

h

ig h-angle

fire and

are designe

d

for attackin

g the deck

s of

arm

ored vessels.

7 . The interm

ediate armament

consists of

6-inch and

5-inch

guns

Th

ese guns a

re

des

igned fo

r

att

acking una

nuored vessels

and the

un

annored parts of armor

ed ships

supplemen

ting

the fire

of the

major

armamen

t.

8. The

minorarmam

ent

c

onsists of 3-inch,

4-inch, and

4

.7 -inch

gu

ns. These gun

sare

designed for the defense

of the mine

fields

a

nd

for

supp

lementing the i

ntermediate arma

ment in the

attack

on

unannorw

vessels.

9.

A s

applied

to a coast artille

ry

comma

nd the mova

ble arma

m

ent

consists

of the field

and siege guns,

siege howitzers

a

nd

morta

re,

and the

m

achine guns assig

ned to

t

he

c

ommand.

The

movable armament

is primarily

in tende

d

for

landward defense

,

bu

t p

ortions thereo

f maybe assi

gned,,

w hen

desirable

to supple

me

nt

t

he fire of the minor

armament

in seaward actio

n.

10. T

he

m

ine defense of

anyharbor

consints of all

mine materi

el

and mine personne

l pertainin

g to that

harbo

r

together w

ith

all

battery

comman

ds assigned to

protectthe mi

ne

fiera

n

addition

to

the

mines

proper

themine

materiel includes

among

other

things

mining c

asemates sto

rehouses, loa

ding rooms, cab

le tanks

boats

assigned

to

the

mine defen

se position-f

inding

servic

e

for

th

min

e

fie lds,

and

the

mine field searc

hlights.

11.

A s

applied to a coast

artillery comman

d the servic

e of

s

ecurity is closely allie

d with the

service of in

formation.

Both

are

accomplishe

d by ()

cooper

ation -with th

e Navy,

(6) throu

gh

the a

ctivities of

sm

all vessels

employed

as scouts, an

a

(c)

throug

h

observation

on

the

part of the

fort comm ands,

the fire

com

m ands

ob

serving princ

ipally l&

e seaward approaches,

an

d

th

e s

upport

commands

the

landward

approaches.

Units

of

the

aviation

corpa,

when

avail

able

ar

e

utili

zed fo

r

the service

of

security and infor

mation

for

bo

th

landward and

seaward approaches.

18. T

he unite of the tacti

cal chain of coast art

illery comm an

d

are

the

to

ttery comm

and, the

fire command

,

the

m ine command,

the

su

pport

comm

and, the

fort comm

and,

and

the coast defe

nse

command

,

a

s

shown

inthe

fbllowing

di

agram:


14/237

fte

ry

\

Baftery

comm

and

com

man

d

*

*

co

mma

nd

I

\


15/237

10 GEHEIAL

PRINCIPLES.

IS.

A

battery

command consists

of

one or

more

guns

or mortars

commanded

directly

by a single

individual, together

with

all

structures, equipment, and personnel

necessary lor

their emplace

ment,

protection, and

service.

The

senior

officer

present

for duty

is

the

battery

commander.

14.

A fire command consists

of two

or more

battery commands,

the

additional

fire control stations and

accessories,

and

the

per

sonnel assigned to the fire

command. The

senior

officer present

for

duty

is the fire commander.

If practicable,

mortar

battery commands

will not be

grouped

with gun battery

commands

in the same

fire

command, nor will

battery commands of

the

major

armament be grouped with

those

of the

intermediate

or minor armament.

16.

A

mine command consists of such portion of the

mine

defense

as

can be

controlled advantageously

by

a

single

individual.

The

senior officer present for duty is the mine commander.

16.

A support

command

consists

of

the

personnel and

materiel

of the

coast

artillery supports pertaining to one

fort

and

of their

defensive

works and

positions.

The senior line officer present

for

duty

with the coast artillery supports ia the support commander .

17. A fort command consists of all the means of seaward and

landward

defense, including both personnel and materiel, located

at ajiy

coast

artillery

fort.

Unless otherwise directed by the Sec

retary of War, the senior coast artillery officer present

lor

duty,

other

than the

coast

defense

commander

and his

staff,

is

the

fort

commander.

18. A coast

defense

command

consists

of a group of fort comm ands

provided

for the

defense of a harbor or point of the coast.

The

senior

coast

artillery

officer present for duty is the coast

defense

com

mander.


16/237

Chapter II.

ASSIGNMENT

OF PERSONNEL.

10. The

smallest

administrative

unit of

the

Coast Artillery

C

orps

is the

company.

The

law contemplates

that

its

size

shall be

adjust

ed

to the manning require

ments of the particula

r battery

or mine

command

to

which it may

be

assigned.

Coast artillery

companies,

therefore, vary in size and

are

to

be considered as

manning bodies

of

the

gun, morta

r, and mine elemen

ts of

the

coast defenses.

80. Coast arti

llery companies wil be

assigned to

the

service of

guns, mortars, or

mines

by

W ar

Department

orders;

they

will

be

assigned

to partic

ular batteries or mine

commands by c

oast

defense

commanders.

21.

As

a rule,

gun and m ortar

com panies will be assigned so as

to place t

he maximum number of fire

commands in service.

22.

A gun company will be divide

d into sections as

follows:

O

ne range section, and

for each

em

placement, one

g

un section.

The

sections will

be subdivided into

detachments

andd

etails

for manning the materiel to which assigned.

23. A mortar company will

be

di

vided into sections

as

follows:

One

range

section,

and

fo r

each pit, one

pit

section.

The

sections

will be subdivided into detachm

ents ana detailsfor

manning the

m

ateriel

to w

hich as

signed.

24

. A

mine com

pany will be

divided

in

to sectio n

s as

fo

llows:

One planting

and

loading section, one range and

power section;

and for each em placement m anned,

one

gun

section. M e m b

ers of

the p

lanting and loading

section

may

also be assigned

to gun

sections, si

nce

in general the

serv

ice

of the latter will not take

pla

ce simultaneously with

that of

the

former. Sec

tions

will

be

subdivided into detac

hments and

details

fo r

manning

the

materiel

to

whichassigned.

26.

The senior

noncomnuflaioBedoffi cer

of

each

section,

detach*

merit, or detail is its chief.

Each chief will com

mand his sub

division

an

d

will be

responsible for itsdrill, its

efficiency, and

the

c

ondition

of

the materiel

to

which

it is assigned.

26.

Maiming

tables

for

the a

rmament

and

its ac

cessories wil}

be

m ade

out

and posted in each coast defense

command and will

indicate accu

rately

the

precise individual

assignments

as

follow s

of

o fficers and

men

on

duty:

In

each

coast

defense

head

quarters:

a

\ Fox

the

coast defensecom

mander's headquarte

rs.

(6)

For

the

signal

stations.

(e)

For the

boats

assigned

to the

coast defense command.

u


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1 8

ASSIOlfKEHT

07

PE

ESONHE1.

I

n

each for

t comma

nder's station

(a) For thefort comm

ander's

station.

b) For each searchl

ight.

(ej

For each power plant

or sta

tion.

a)

For

the

signal stations.

()

For thefort switchboard

.

For the bo

ats

assign

ed

t

o

the

fort

com mand.

For themeteorolofiea

lstati

on'.

For the tid

e station.

i support com

m a n d e r 's head

quarters:

For

each element of

the la n d w a

rd

d

efense .

In each

fire co m m a n d e

r's station:

/a) Fo

r the

fire

com

mander's s

tations.

(6) ft

ach pow

er

statio

n.

(c)

For

each searchlight

assigned

to

the

fire

command.

In each

m in

e

commander's sta

tion

(a)

For th

e

m

ine c o m m a nde

r's stations.

(6) For each

searchlight assigned to

the mine

c o m m a n d

.

(

e) For each planting

and

loading section .

f

t) F oreach

battery section.

(

c) For each

range and po

wer

sectio

n .

In

each gunbattery

c o m m and

er's

station

:

(o|

F o r the

range

sectio

n .

b

) F or tfeejgim

sections.

In

each

m o rtar

battery

co m m ander 's

station :

(fr) For each p

it

2 7 . D e

tails

fo

r t

he mannin

g

table

speeifiea

m

tn prec

eding

para-

s n - a p h w

ill be m

ade

as

follows

Fdr coast defense, fort,

sup

port, fire, m ine,

or battery co

m

mand,

by

t

he

coast defense,

fort, support?

fi

re, mine,

or battery

co

mmander ,respec

tively.

2 8 .

C

ompan y

c o mma nde r s will

be

req

uiredby fo r

t

c

o m m anders

to keep m e

n

trained

for

each position

of the manning

bo d ies

for

fire,

mine,

and fort c o m m anders'

st

ations

for which they furnish

details,

including

an

adequate

reserve

fo r

the

more

im portant

positions. '''

'

'

;

' '

'

8 . In

th e

ba

rracks_of each co

mpany, amannin

g

tab

lew

iH be

kept show

ing t

he assignm

ent

of e

a ch m e m ber of the

co m pan

y.

M

en excused fr

om artillery

drill

w

ill

be

g iven an assignm e

nt on

this

mann

ing (sable. It w

ill sho

w

also

those trai

n e d an

d

desig

n

ated for ser

vice

in

fire, m ine,

and fort co mmanders '

stations.

3 0 . Fi

gure

2

illustrates

the relati

ons t

o

each oth

er of the

office

rs

of

aJort

co

m m a n d .

8 1 . C oast defense

and

fort

c o m m

anders

will be assigned by

War

D epartmen t

orders.

During

the absence

of

regularly

assigned

coast

defen

se or fort co m m a n

ders,

the sen

io r

coast artillery

of

ficers

p

resent

for

duty will

perform the duties

pertaining

to those

offices

as

provi

d ed

in paragr

aphs 1 7

and

18

.

; ' .

3 8 .

F

irec o m m

anded, m ine c o m m a

nders,

and staff off icers will

be

assig

ned by

the

co as

t defense

com ma nd

er. F h e senio

r fire

co m m a n

der wm

% assigned

to that fireco m m a n d

which

will

best


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^

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I

S

1

^

^

rimer pouch,

punch, drill,

earner,andfiring mechanism,

and

takes

post

about 2 feet

o

the

right of

th e

breech

on

Ine with its face,

facing

it .

No. 1 removes the broech

cover

and

pl

aces it

at

the

designated

place. He ex

amines, cleans,

and

oils the

breechblock

and breech

m ec

hanism.

No.

2 examines,

cle

ans ,and

oils the breech

recess and gas-

check seat.

No. 3 examines the vent

an

d the

firing

m echanism.

He clears the

vent and cleat i s

the primer seat. He

exam

ines the chamber

an

d

bore

and

gives

the ne

cessary or

ders for cleaning

them.


74/237

At co

mmand L

OA D .

T

hegunco mm

ander giv es the

command L

O A D

an

d superv

ises the w

ork

of his

section.

After

No.

3 has

gi

ven

the

co

m m and

TRIP,

the gun

co m

ma

nder see

s that th

e gun

goes

f

ully

into

battery

,

verifies the rouge s

etting, and i

f the

setting

is

cor

rect, calls

H E A

D Y .

Thegun pointersets

the deflection

rec

ord ed on

the

de

flection

record

er's

b

oard

a

nd

directs the

traversi

ng

so

that

he will

b on thetarget

by the

ti

me

the gun

is

in

battery.

Hef

ires the piec

e or

giv

es

the

command

FIRE

as

soon after the

com

mand HEADY

as

the

pie ce

is

pointed.

At

thecommand

TRIP

the

range sette

r lays t

he

piece for rang

e in accor

dance with

in formation

obtained fro

m the time-rang

e board,

as

d

escribed

In par. 400.

The range r

ecorder cont

inues plo

tting

t

he

time-

range curve.

At comman

d C E A S E

FI

R-

IHG


75/237

Continued..

D

etails.

H ammer det

ail,

P

rojectile

detail,

N os. and

6 .

Trippin

g

detail.

No. 7 .

Po

wder

servi

ng

detail Nos.

8

and

9 .

Sponge

detail

No

flO .

t

command

D ETADCjS,

POST

S.

No. 4 pr

ocures the

ra m m

er

and lakes

post

abou

t

4

feet

in

rear of the

bre

ech, facing

I

t.

He

holds

the

ramme

r

in his

right

hand ina vert

ical

po

st

tioii, its head on

the platform

by his righ

t

foot.

No.

6

takespost

near the-

serving

table.

No.

0

pr

ocures

the

ex tract

or

fo r

dummy

projectile ,

places

it

a

t t

he

designated place,

and

takes

post near

the ser

v-

ing table.

N o

.

7 procures

the wrench

fo r filling plugs,

a m easure

eoi

itaintoghyaroteneo

il and

a funnel

and

takes

post

a

t

the

tri

pping fe

ver

which

s

nearer

the

safet

y switch.

;

Nos.

8 and 9

procure

powder

trays

and take jxst.

each

with a tra

y.at ttiftfrpotat

of the

loading

ptattonMthost

convenient to tfi source of

powder

supply.

No.

W - p ro c H i r e s

th e

fcham-

bersponge

and

a v

essel

edn-

tainin

g

h

ydrolene oil,

pl aces

th e

m

n

ear th e railing, an

d

takes

post

n

ea r

th

e ch

amber

spo

nge, facing

th e

gun. If

t

h ere is

to

be no firing the

ves-

sel

may i j e empty.

'.

f

A t

command EXAMIN E

G t r s r .

No.

4 assists t

h e breech

de

ta i

l

in clean

ing when

neces

sary.

No.

5 assists No.

7

in

filling

the recoil cy

linders, un

screw

ing,

and after Insp

ec

tion replacing

the

filling

plug

on the sid

e of the carri

age

opposite

to

th e

post of

No

7

.

W he

n called for b

y

No. 7 ,

No.

5

p

asses

to him

th e

fun

n

el and the measur

e con

taini

ng hydrolene oil,

and

rece

ives

th

em

back

fr

om No.

7 w

hen

the

cylinders

have

been filled.

N

o. 6

removes

the

muzrie

cover and places it at the

design

atedplace. He

then

assists

the range se

tter

In ex

amining

the

elevating

and

r

etracting

mechanisms and

la cleaning

and

oiling

the

gears.

No. 7 u

nscrews the filling

plug on his

sideof the gun,

and if oil is

needed

calls

on

N O . 5 for the

funnel

an

d

measure

and pours

oil

Into

h is

cylinder slowly. When

both cylinders

a r

e f

oil he

hands

t

h e

funnel and meas

ur

e back to No. 5

and

noti

f i e s

th e

gun commander

th a t

the cylinde

rs

a

re

ready for

Inspection.

A fter this

in

spectio

n, h e screws

both

pings well home

and re

pl

aces his implem

ents.

Nos.

8 and remo

ve

th

e

drip pans

and

Ins

pect the

powder trays-

No.

1 8

brings

wp

the

chairi

be

r spo

nge when called tor

a

nd spong

es

the cham

ber.


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.

71

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.

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y

,N

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ra

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he

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fo

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ar

d

h

ar

d

i

nt

o

i

ts

se

a

t,

us

in

g

a

l

lp

o

ss

ib

le

f

or

c

e a

n

d

c

o

n

ti

n

u

a

ll

y

i

nc

re

a

si

n

gs

p

ee

d

u

n

t

il

th

e

p

r

oj

ec

ti

le

is

s

e

at

ed

.

A

t

c

o

m

m

a

nd

C

E

A

S

E

F

I

R

I

N

G

(w

h

e

n

du

m

m

y

a

m

munition

is

used).

N

o

.

4

b

r

in

g

s u

p

th

e

e

x

tr

a

ct

o

r an

d

w

it

hd

r

aw

s

th

e

d

um

m

y

pr

o

je

ct

il

e

to

w

h

er

e

i

t

ca

n

b

e

se

iz

ed

by

N

o

.

o

r

6

.

N

o

s

. 5

a

n

d

6

a

lte

r

na

t

el

y p

i

ck

u

p

pr

o

je

ct

il

es

fr

om

th

e

se

r

vi

n

g

ta

b

le

a

n

di

n

se

rt

th

em

in

t

he

b

re

e

ch

.

T

he

n

u

m

b

er

n

o

t

lo

ad

i

ng

a

pr

o

je

ct

il

ea

r

ra

n

ge

s

t

he

remaining

projectile s

on

the

serv ing tabte,

and

k

e

ep

s

th

e

ta

b

le

c

o

n

ve

n

ie

n

t t

o

t

he

b

re

e

ch

.

N

os

.

6

a

n

d

6

al

te

rn

a

te

ly

r

em

o

v

e

d

u

m

m

y

p

ro

j

ec

ti

le

s

fr

o

m

th

e

br

e

ec

h

r

ec

es

s

w

h

er

e

No.

4 hs

left

them,

andpla ce

t

h

em

o

n

t

h

e s

er

vi

n

g

t

a

bl

e

.

N

o

.

7

r

ai

se

s

th

e

t

rip

p

in

g

l

ev

e

rs

a

t t

h

e c

om

m

an

d

T

R

IP

o

f

N

o

. 8

,a

n

d

i

ff

ir

in

g

b

y

el

ec

tr

ic

it

y

cl

os

e

s

t

h

e

sa

fe

t

y s

w

it

ch

a

s so

o

n

a

s

t

h

e

gu

n

is

i

n

b

a

tt

er

y

.

N

o.

d

ut

ie

s.

N

o

s.

8

a

n

d

9 al

te

r

na

te

in

s

er

v

in

g

po

w

d

e

r

to

t

h

e

g

u

n

.

T

h

e

e

n

d

o

f

th

e

po

w

d

e

r

tr

ay

i

sp

la

ce

d

i

nt

h

e

b

re

e

ch

r

e

ce

ss

a

ft

er

t

h

e

lo

a

d

in

g

t

ra

y

h

a

s

b

ee

n

r

e

m

ov

e

d

, an

d

N

o

.

2

p

u

s

he

s

th

e

p

o

w

d

er

i

nt

o

th

e

c

h

a

m

b

er

by

h

a

nd

.

N

o

s

.

8

a

nd

9

a

lt

er

n

at

e

in

b

ri

ng

i

ng

u

p

e

m

p

ty

p

o

w

d

er

t

ra

y

s

to

r

ec

e

iv

e

th

e

d

u

m

m

y

p

ow

de

rc

h

ar

g

es

.

No.

10

dips

the

chamber

sponge

to

the

hydrolene

o

ila

n

d

a

llo

w

s

th

e

ex

c

es

soi

l

to

ru

n

of

f.

A

s

s

oo

n

as

th

b

r

ee

c

hb

l

oc

k

i

s o

p

en

e

d

af

te

r

ea

c

h

s

h

o

t,

h

e

s

po

n

g

es

t

he

c

h

am

b

e

r

a

s

q

u

ic

k

ly

as

pr

a

ct

ic

ab

l

e.

No

duties.


77/237

7 8 e - i H C H etra

To retract

the

gun.

To

bring the

gun from

the firing to the

loading

position

by hand the gun commander commands (1) F R OM

BATTERY,

(2) (3)

A t

the

first

command

No.

7 goes to

the retraction

crank, releases

the

retaining pawl and

tunas the

speed

crank to permit

the

pulling

out of the cables.

Nos.

5

and

6 mount on the carriage. Nos.

1

and pull out the

cables

and pass

the ends to

Nos. 5 and 6, who place

the

loops of

the

cables

on the hooks. No. 7 takes in the slack. Nos.

and

9 take

positions at the retraction

crank,

and at the

second

command turn

the crank.

Nos. 5 and 6 relieve

Nos.

8 and

9

when directed by

the gun commander. W hen the gun

has

reached

the

loading posi

tion, the

command

H A L T

ia

given.

At this

command,

No.

7 lets

out enough slack

to enable Nos.

I

and 2 to take

the loops off

the

hooka.


78/237

Chapter

XT .

12-INCH

GUN

DRILL

(BABBETTE

CABBIAQE).

T H E C U T W SECTIOH

f.

168 . Each

emplacement

is

manned by a g

un

section

( 4 2 enlisted

men

plus

the

reserve detachment) consisting o

f

a gu

n detachment,

an

a

mmunition detachment,

and a re

serve

detac

hment. The gun

commander is

in command of the gun

section, and

is

also ch

ief

of

the gun detachment

.

169.

The gun

detachm

ent (29 enlis

ted men) consists of the

gun

commander, the

gun

pointe

r,

the

chief

of

breech, the range

setter,

the

range

recorder,

the

deflection

recorder,

and

2 3

cannoneers,

num

bered from 1 to 23, inclusiv

e. The gun

de

tachment is

divided

into details,

as

sh

own in the drill which follows.

170. The

ammunition

de

tachment (13 enlisted men) c

onsists of

the chief of

ammunition

a

nd 12 cannoneers,

numbered

f ro

m 2 4 to

35 , inclusive.

The ammunition

detachment is divid

ed into

d

etails

for

the

service

of po

wder and pro

jectiles according to the

location

of magazines,

shot room

s,

an

d hoists

pertaining to

the

em

placement.

171.

The reserve detachm

ent

con

sists of all unassigned

can

noneers.

It

i

s divided

into

two

reserve details,

one

for the

gun

detachment

and

one

for

the

ammunition detachment. The

reserve

detachment

is

posted

bythe gun commander at

some

conven

ient

place or

places, and is used by him

to

fill vacancies

in the other

detachments.

172 . To po

st

the gnu

section. The section

is posted as described

in detail in paragraph 40 . T

he gun commander co

mmands

DET

AILS, POSTS, and

after

the

c

annoneers are

posted,

he com

mands

EXA

MINE GUN.

173 .

To

call

of

f . The battery

comm ander

may

at

any time

give

the comm

and

C A L L

OFF, which

is

repeated

by the

gun

com

ma

nder.

The

cannon

eers call off t

heir

numbers,

beginning

at

1.

174.

To

load

and

flre.The

battery

commander

indicates

the

target, as prescribed in Chapt

er

V . He

designates the kind of pro

je

ctile to be used, and after tracki

ng has begun

,

commands:

(a) COMMENCE FIRING.

(6)

BOUNDS,

COMMENCE

FERINQ.

(c) NUMBEB

(S)

FDSE

SHOTS

, COMMENCE

FEBING.

The gun commander

commands LOAD when

the battery

com

mander

gives the

command C

OMMENCE

FIRI

NG, and

b

efore

each sho

t

of

a series.

The

battery

commander

may

give

the

com mand

LOAD,

in

which

case

the

gun

commander

repeats the

command. The piece


79/237

7 4

is

loaded,

but not f i red

until the battery

commander c o mman d s

C O M M E N C E

STRING.

When the number

of

rounds

specif ied

has been

f ired

the gun

commander

com m a nds C H A S E

FIRING,

at

which

com m a nd all

cannoneers

resume

their

posts.

When the number of rounds is not specified, the battery com

mander com m a nds CE A SE FIRING, and

the

g u n

c o mman d er

repeats the c o m m a n d .

178 , When, dummy ammunition

used, the

piece is unloaded

at

the c o mman d CE A SE FIBING, unless otherwise

ordered.

170. The following drill is prescribed:


80/237


81/237

Details.

dun Gofflmafidflr

(noncommissioned

officer).

Gun

pointer

(noncommissioned

officer or private).

Range setter

(noncommissioned

officer or

private).

Range recorder

(noncommissioned

officer

or

private).

Def lectionre-

corder

(noncom

missioned

officer or

private).

At

command DETAILS,

POSTS.

The

gun commander gives

the

command

DETAILS,

POSTS

and supervises the

procuring

of equipment and

implements. He posts the

reserve

detachment.

The gun pointer procures

the sight, places It in its seat,

and

takes

post on the sighting

platform.

The range setter takes post

on

the

range setter 's platform .

The range recorder procures

chalk,

a

ruler,

a blackboard

eraser, and a stop

watch,

and

takes

post at the tune-range

board.

The deflection recorder

pro

cures

chalk

and blackboard

eraser and

takes

post

at

the

deflection recorder's board.

At

c o m m an d EXAMINE

OtTN.

The gun

commander

gives

the command E X A M I N E

G UN, makes

a

general in

spection

of

gun and

carriage,

and reports

to the

emplace

ment officer.

The

gun pointer examines

the sight and

verifies

the ad

justment

of the

azimuth

index.

H e

examines

the

traversing

mechanism

and

the electric firing mechan

ism and circuit ( i f used).

The

range

setter

examines

the

elevating

mechanism,

and cleans

and

oils the gears,

if necessary.

The

ranee recorder in

spects the

time-range

board.

Be

puts on the

head

set

and

tests the telephone

to

the

plotting room.

The

deflection recorder in

spects

his board. He puts

on the head set and tests the

telephone

to the plotting

room.


82/237

gttn

The gun commanderj

the c om m a nd C EA SE

ISO

and supervises the

work

of unloading.

The

gun

pointer sets the

deflection recorded and

directs

the traversing

so

as to

follow

the target.

He

fires

the

piece or gives

the

c om m e nd

FIRE

as

soon after the command

R E A D Y

as the piece

is pointed.

No

duties.

The range setter lays the piece for

range

in

ac

cordance

with Information

obtained

f rom the time-

range boar das described in par. 4 0 0 . He then calls

KAKGESET.

H e directs

the work

of Nos. 5 and

6 ,

requiring the piece

to be

brought

to an

approx

imately

horizontal

position

after

each shot.

(NOTE.When

available*

the

battery com

mander M a y detail to extra noncommissioned

officer

to

check

the

range.)

.The

range

setter directs the

piece to be brought to an ap

proximately

horizontal posi

tion.

The range recorder continues

plotting

the t ime-

range curve as prescribed in par.

4 0 0 .

The

range recorder

con

t inues

plotting the t ime-

range curve.

The deflection recorder makes a record of the

last deflection received when

it

differs from the

preceding one, erasing the latter.

The deflection

recorder

continues recording deflec

tions.


83/237

12-JNCH (JITK

DRILL.

Conti

nued.

Details.

Breech

detafl,

chfef

o

f breech

(noneettnmfa

stoaed

officer

or private]

and

Xos.

l,2,and

3.

At com mand

DETAILS,

POSTS.

The

chief e( bree

ch

t

akes

post

1 yard in rear o f No.

2 .

No. 1 procure

s the

t

raiJis-

l

ating ro

ller,

a

wiper

or

tot-

ton waste, a c

an

co

ntaining

lubricating

oil

a

nd a spong

e;

he

placesthe can

convenient

to the breech,

the translating

roller

in

position, and takes

post

on

the

lo ading

platform

immediately

to

tne

rear and

on the

rig

ht o f

the breech,

facing it.

No.

2

procures a wiper

or

cotto

n

w as

te and the loading

tray; he

places

the tray con*

venient to the

breecn

and

takes post

to the left O f No. 1,

facing the

breech.

No.

3

procu

res the lan

yard

(if one

is

used

),

primers,

prime

r pouc

h,

punch,

drill,

re

amer ,

and Bring

m echan

ism,

and

takes post

on

the

platform

to

the right of

No.

1,

racing tho breech.

At

command

EXAMINE

T he

chief

of

breech exam

ines

the breech

m

echanism,

breechblock, b

reech

reces

s,

c

hamber, a

nd bore, and

gi

ve s

the

necessary

orders

fo r c

leaning

and

putting

them

in

condition

for

service

No.

re moves

the

breech

cover a

nd

pass

es it

to

No. 4 .

H e

cleans

and

oils

thobreechblock

and

m echan

ism.

N

o. 2

cl

eans

and oils

the

breech reces

s

and g

as check

seat,

No. 3 exam

ines the Vent

and

firing

m

echanism. He

clears

the vent

and

c

leans

the primer seat

.

H e

frees

the lanya

rd (if one is used)

of

kinks an d

hangs

it on

a

hook outsid

e

t

he

plat

form

rail

o

n the ri

ght side of the

carriage.

Ramm

er detail,

M

o s . 20,

and

2 1 .

N

o . 4

procures the

ramm

er

and

places

it

on the prop.

M o . 2 1

procures

the

e

xtractor

' o r the dummy

projectile

and

>laces it near

the ra m mer.

S f o s . 4 and 2 1

take post in

rear of t

he lo ading platform.

N

o.

4

on the

rig

ht

and No.

2 1

on the

left.

No . 2 0

procures the cham -

>

e r

spon

g e

and

plac es it o

n

th

e

prop.

lie

procures

a

ves

sel

containing

hydrolene

oil

and places it in

rear of the

oad ing platform

to theright

jf

the

prop,

andtake

s post

in

rear o f

No

s. 4 and 2 1 .

(When

firing is not

to

take

placethe

vessel may

be

empty

.)

N o s

.

4

and

2 1 assist

the

bree ch detail in

cleaning

whe

n necessary.

No. 2 0

pa sses np

the

spon

ge called

for,

receives

it back

and assists in sp ong

ing

w h en necessary.


84/237

/ J N r t f c f t

C

ontinue

d.

At

command

The chief of

bree

ch

sees

t

hatthe

projec

tile

Is

wished c

arefully

off

the tray

until its

base Isju

st

Inside the powder

cham

ber,

wd

commend

s

H O M E

RAX, when

the projectile

i

srushed for

w ar

d

hard in t

o

it

s seat,

th e ramm

ing detail i

n

cr easing

thesp

eed of the ru

sh so

that th e

projec

ti

le will

have

its

fastest m ov

ement wh

en I t comes

in

to

its

seat.

He

assists in ramm

ing th

e

projec

tile, w

ithdraws

th e rammer

, and as

s ists in

rani-

mtog th

efirst thre

e s

ectionsof

powder: he

hooks

th elanyard

(if

oneis

used)

before

the

primer

is In

ser

ted,

hol

ds

the l

anyard

until

No.

3

has

s te

pped

clea

r

of the recoil,

and

then

s t

eps

c

lear o

f

th

e

reco

il.

Afte

rt

he piece

is

fi

red

he

unho

oks the la

nyard (if

one is u

sed),

assis

ts in

s

ponging, and

returns

the

sponge

to

No.

2 0

N

o. 1

rece

ives

the

ra

mmer

and

placesits head

ag ainst

the

ba

se

of

t

he proje

ctile,

assists

in

ram

m in

g the

projectile and

powder

charg

e. I

nserts

the firs t and

third sect

ionsof

powd

er,

clo

ses th

e

b

reech, and

steps clea

r of th e

recoil

.

After the

p

iece is fi r

ed he rec

eives

the

ch

amber

roonge

from

N o. 20,

ass ists

in

sp

onging

the chamber,

wipes O f f

the

breechb lo

ck,

and

oils

the th reads.

N o.

2

inserts

the loading

tray,

swings

th e

pro-

jeotfl

e

into

positio

n, as s

ists i

n

r

am ming

th epro

jectile, in

serts the

second and

fo u

rth secti

ons of

the

powde

r charge,

seeing

that

the last section

is

left so

that

it

will

be push

ed into

plac

e

b y

the

nm s

hroom-he

ad,

rem o

ves

the loading

tray, and

step s

clear

of the recoi

l.

After the p

iece is fired

he wipes

off tnegas

^cheek seat and

breec

h

rec

ess.

N o.

3

opens

breefth. Af

ter th

e bree

ch has been

fully

closed, ro

tated, and

lanyard

(if

one

is

us

ed)

h

ooked, he

inserts

th e primer

, low

ers the fir

ing

le

af,

and

st

eps clear

ofthe recoil.

After

the piece

has

been fired he prepar

es th

e vent while

th e pieo

e

is being loaded

.

At

comm

and

C

EASE FIR

ING. (W hen dum m y am

m u

nition

is used

.)

T

he

ch i

ef of bre

ech

super

vises/

No.

1

passes

t

he first and

t

hird sections

of

dum m y

powder

to Nos. 1 4

and

1 6 and

assists in

withdra

wing th e

dummy

pro

jectile.

N o.

2 in serts

the load

ing

tray

as

s

oon

a

s

t

he

breech

opened

and passes

the seco

nd

and fourth

sections

of

dum -

m y pow

derto Nos. 1 3

a

nd 1 5

as sists in

w

ithdrawin

g the

dum m y

projec

tile an

d in

sw

inging

ft dearof the

pla t

form.

No.

3

o

pens breec

h, re

moves

the primer,

and as

s

ists in

w

ithdrawi

ng the

dumm y

projecti

le .

N o. 4 ,

assis

ted by

N

o.

2

1 , tosses

up t

he ramme

r

s

o

itcan

be seize

d

by

N o. 1 moun

ts on t

he loading

platform ,

assists

i

n ranim

ing

the proje

ctile nnd

pow

der charg

e, dis m

ounts, takes

th e end

of the

lanya

rdftt one

is used)

and

pull

s

it

atth

e c o m - r

wa

nd

FIRE.

N

o. 30 pas

ses

the c

hamber spong

e

to N o. im

m edia

tely

af

ter

t

he

pie

ce

h

as

been

fired; he re

ceives it bac

k fr

om the chief o

f bree

ch

and

plac

es

it

on

the prop. . (Duri

ng firing

he

k

eeps the spong

e

h

ead

hi ny

drolene oil while

th e

piece

is

being

lo aded.

)

He

places th

e

ramm

er, recei

ved fr

om

N o.

21

, on

theprop.

No.

2 1

mounts

on

the

loading platform after he

has

passed

up

the

r

ammer,assis

ts

in

rammin

g the

p

rojectilean

d

powder

ch

arge,

pa

sses

th e ramm

er

b ack to No

. 2 0 and

dis m

ounts.

N

o. 4 m ounts

on

the

load

ing

platfo

rm,receives

t

he

ex

tractor from

N o. 2 0

pulls

bac

k the dumm y

po

wder

secti

ons, as

sists in

withdraw

ing

t

he

d

ummy pro

jectfie,

an

d

returns

th e

extra

ctor to

N

o. 2 0 .

N

o. 2 0

passes

the extra

cto r

to N

o.

, receives

it

b ac

k

from h

im,

and places it on

No. 2 1

m ounts

on

the

loading

platform

and ass ists

in

withd

rawing the du

m m y

projecti

le .


85/237

U B I I J L .

af

f iMif fe>*-C

o^t iBued .

D e

tails. ,.

E

levating d

etail

Nos.

5

and

6 .

Traver

sing deta

il

Nos.

7

and

8 ,

Hoist tack

le de

ta il;

Nos.

9

10

.22,

and 3

3 . No. is

cniefof

detailuutes

a noncommi

ssioned

officer

i

s

ass

igned

in

charge

.

Track de

tail;

Nos . 1 1

and 1 2

.

Po

wder

se

rving

detail; Nos

.

1 3 1 4

1 5 and 16 .

At c

ommand DE

TAILS

.: '

POSTS.

N o.

5 ta

kes

post at

the

ele

vating h

andwh

eel

on

the

r

ight sid

e

o

f

the

carriage lac

N o. takes

post

at

the

ele

vating

baudw hee

l on the

left

side of th

e

c

arriage, teeing

it ' . ;

. . . .

Nos. 7 an

d procure

th

e

traversingcranks

place

then-

on the shaft

and

take pos

t

th e re

at.

No. 9

procur

es the

wrench

for f

illing plug

s,

a

me

asure

c

ontaining hyuro

lene

oil,

and

a fu

nnel and take

s

pos

t

oppo

site the hoi

st

tackle

one yard

from an

d facing

the

piece.

N

o.

1 0

procures

a wr

ench

fo

r

the

fillin

g plugs an

d takes

post inrear

of

t

ie

windlass

crankhan

dle

being

it.

No.

takespost

on

the

lef t

of

No. 10 .

N

o. 2 3 tak

es

po

st

in

front

of

th

e

w

in dlass

crank handle

feeing

it.

Nos. 1 1

and 1 2

bring out

shot

t

rucks to be used an

d

te

p

ost at the han

dles of

thi

firs

t

truck.

No.

1 1

on

t

he

right an

d N0,11fon the

left

All

take posts atthe statio

n

lesignated

for

th

ebattery.

At

comm

and EXA

MINE

otnr.

N o

s.

5

and

6

assist

the

ran

ge

se t

ter in examinin

g

the elevating

mechanism

snd

in -cleaning and oi

ltaf

the

gears.

N

os. ? and 8

remove

the

drip

pans

and

assist in

test

ing

the

traversing

m echan

ism

Nos.

9

an

d

1 0

mounton

the

ch

assis, e

ach

carrying a

w

rench, a

nd

remove the fill

ing

pl

ugs fromthe r

ecoil cyl

inders. Ifoilisneed

ed No.9

cal

ls on N

o. 2J

tor th

e funnel

and m easure

and po

urs oil

int

o the

right cyli

nder slow

ly; No.

1 0

watc

hes

the oil

in

the left cyl

inder. W h

en

both

cylinders

are

full

N o.

9

^i^dff

the

funnel

and

meas-

re

back,

to No. 23

and

noti

f ies

the

gun command

er that

the cylinders are

ready for

inspection

.

After the in

specti

on

N os.

e

and 10 screw

t

he filli

ng pugs well

home

and r

eplace their

imple

m ents.

No. 22

exam

in es the

tackle

on

the

hois

ting gears a

nd

cleans aad oils the

parts.

No.

2 3

re move

s

the

m uzzle

cover,

places

it at the

desig

nated

place

and

assists

No.

9

in

filling

the re coil c

ylinders.

> a s s l n g

trp

thefun

nel

an

d

oi

l

measurewhen

needed

.

Nos. 1 1

and i2 exam

ine

the

t

rucks, and

clean an

d

oil them when n

ecessary.

They

then turn

them over

to

tie m o t e t deta

il fo

r

load

-

ng, W

henthenrst

troiakls

o

aded, the

y

p

ush

it to a po

sition immed

iately un

der

he

hoisting

tackle

on

the

N o d

uties.


86/237

Cont

in ued

.

At com

m an d

LOAD

.

X

os.5 an

d6 eleva

te and

depre

ss th

e pie

ce under

the direc

tion o

f th

e

r

ange se

tter.

At co

mm an

d CE

ASE

W h

en

d

um m y

a

m

munition

is

used.)

N os. 5 an

d 6

depress

the

pie

ce a

s direc

ted

by the range

s

etter.

N o

s. 7 and 8

traver

se the pi

ece u

nder

thedirec

tio n

of the

gun pointe

r.

N o

duties.

M o. 9 h

ooks

theho

ist t

ackle

to thesh

ot tongs

,

c

om m a

nds HO

IST,

and

stea

dies the pro

jectile

as

it rises,

mou

ntsthe

ste ps,

comm

ands HAL

T

whe

n

th

e pro

jectile

Is

at

theh

eight o

f

th

ebree

ch.

He a

s

sists In

s wi

nging th e

proj

ectile

aro un

d to

the bree

ch,

unfix

es

th

e shot

tongs

, and s

w ings t

h m cle

ar

of

the lo

ading p

latform

. H

e c

om m a

nds

L

OWE

R

a

pro jectile

hoistedto

the

pro p

er heigh

t b

y

th

e

timethe

pfece

isfired.

N os. 10

and

2 2

assist

in

ho

is ting the

proje

ctile.

N o

.

2 3

assis

ts in hoistin

g the p

ro jecti

le ,

lowers

the

sho

ttong

s,

and atten

ds to t

he paw

l.

No.

9

swing

s the

sh

ot

ton

gs

ov

er

t

he proje

ctile,

assis

ts in

sw

inging

th

eproje

ctile

clea r

o

f

th

el

oading

plat

form, and

com

m and

s

LOW

ER.

N os. 10

,22, a

nd2 3 lo

wer th

e

dum m

y pr

ojectile

onto

th e

truc

k.

A s so

on

as the

first projec

tile i

s h

oisted,

N

os.

and 2

pu

ll the

e

m pty truc

k

aside

and

p

ush the

seco

ndt

ruck

under

the ho

ist

ta ckle.

T

hen they

retu

rn

wi

th t

he em ptj t

ruck t

ot

he am

muni

tion

ho

is t, turn

it

over

to

the

a mmu

nition hois

t

deta

il,

and

take

post b

ehind a

loade

d

t

ruck.

As

soo

n as

the

piece

is

f

iredth

ey run

this t

ruckra p

ld lv

to

t

he

p

osition

d

escribe

d un

der DET

AILS

,POS

TS

for

the

second truck, pull

the

em

pty

truck

away

from

the

hoisting

tackle,

and

pro cee d

as above.

N os. an

d

2

push a

tru

ck

in to

posi

tion und

er the

hoist

tackle

.

Nos.

1 3,14,

IS ,

and 6

m ov

e

at

a

run ea

ch

w

ith

asec

tion of the

powde

r

cha

rge,

pass

ing t

hem upto

Nos.

an

d 2

on th

e

load

ing

pla tfo

rm ,a

nd

re

turn

to

th

eir

posts

.

N

os. 1 3,14,

1 5, an

d 6 ea

ch

rec

eive

a sectio

n o

f th e

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